2017/2018 Annual Report

Strategic Management Performance
Quality Living
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The Campbelltown Talent Bank was established, enabling
older people in the area to share their talents, skills and
knowledge for short term projects or roles within local
organisations.
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Several minor events were held at Jan Street during the
Christmas period as activation of the space commenced,
including a ‘Jazz on Jan St’ event.
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ZestFest was celebrated at The ARC in October 2017,
with approximately 80 people attending and learning
about opportunities available in the local area as well as
touring The ARC to find out about this facility.
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The YAC (Youth Advisory Committee) provided an
opportunity for young people to get involved in their
local area; YAC volunteers provided over 700 hours at
meetings, planning/training sessions and youth programs
and events. The Committee recognised the need to be
more active in the social media space to connect with
young people and reorganised its platforms to better
connect with local youth.
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The CHSP (Commonwealth Home Support Program) continued
to support local people with a range of events and services.
Over 5,000 community transport trips were provided to local
people, 900 hours of social support was provided to individuals
in need, 600 clients accessed approximately 10,600 hours
of domestic assistance, and 2,100 hours was spent providing
home modifications to 650 clients. The social programs for
socially isolated people continued to receive strong support;
366 people accessed this service and participated in
approximately 7,300 hours of programming.
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Council held a Volunteer Expo in November 2017 to
promote volunteering in the local area. Community
groups promoted their own programs and Staff used
the opportunity to build knowledge of local volunteering
opportunities and increase the level of volunteering locally.
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Council’s volunteering continued to grow and 56 new
volunteers commenced in a variety of roles. Four new
programs were also established; Community Hub
Assistant, Oral History volunteer project, Homework
helpers and Community Orchard. Training sessions and
information sessions were provided to volunteers in a
range of roles throughout the year to assist them in their
volunteering responsibilities and a celebratory Volunteers
Dinner was held to acknowledge the support provided by
volunteers at Council.
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Support continued for local Neighbourhood Watch groups,
Marchant Community Centre users, Friends of the Library
and Friends of the Environment, and the Chat Circle
program for refugees and migrants.
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Ten very successful exhibitions were held in the exhibition
space in the Library during the year. Many were groups
from the local Community who worked collectively to
create an exhibition.
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Over 1000 people visited the Local History Room during
the year. Some of the local history events held included
a screening of the historical movie The Hayseeds, an
Instawalk at Lochiel Park and a talk by the Local History
Officer to CHSP clients on the Indigenous history of
Campbelltown.
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Campbelltown City Council
Annual Report 2017 / 2018